Eugenia uniflora L. Essential Oil as a Potential Anti-Leishmania Agent: Effects on Leishmania amazonensis and Possible Mechanisms of Action
Table 1
Chemical composition and retention indices of the constituents of Eugenia uniflora essential oil.
Constituentsa
RRI
% Ad
Cal.b
Lit.c
Myrcene
989
988
0.19
Limonene
1026
1029
0.18
Linalool
1095
1095
0.16
()-3-Hexenyl butyrate
1186
1184
0.10
Cuminaldehyde
1240
1238
0.10
δ-Elemene
1335
1338
1.32
α-Cubebene
1349
1345
0.10
β-Elemene
1390
1389
5.51
Sativene
1394
1390
0.06
(E)-Caryophyllene
1417
1417
4.33
trans-α-Bergamotene
1437
1432
0.05
γ-Elemene
1434
1434
14.25
Aromadendrene
1440
1439
0.07
α-Humulene
1455
1452
0.21
Alloaromadendrene
1462
1458
0.11
β-Chamigrene
1475
1476
0.38
Germacrene D
1482
1484
1.19
β-Selinene
1487
1489
0.70
Curzerene
1498
1499
47.3
γ-Cadinene
1513
1513
0.12
δ-Cadinene
1523
1522
0.28
Selina-3,7-(11)-diene
1546
1545
0.24
Germacrene B
1558
1559
0.45
Spathulenol
1578
1577
0.17
Caryophyllene oxide
1581
1582
0.13
Globulol
1585
1590
0.25
Viridiflorol
1590
1592
0.08
trans-β-Elemenone
1597
1601
10.4
Atractilona
1655
1657
2.38
Germacrone
1694
1693
1.51
Eudesm-7(11)-en-4-ol
1700
1700
0.33
Monoterpene hydrocarbons
0.37
Oxygenated monoterpenes
0.36
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons
29.37
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes
62.55
Total
92.65
Compounds listed in order of elution on the DB-5ms column. bRelative retention indices (RRIs) experimentally determined against n-alkanes by using the DB-5ms column. cRRIs reported in the literature [23, 24]. dContent expressed as percentages obtained by integration of the GC peak area.